The Sun. — London, England, 1826-05-02 00:00:00

/ , - ' , ...Attliete Wit strrostruilstt its wee Intro that malt difference did not sr ;e* from any want of feeling. , Thai Earl of LIVERPOOL felt himself called upon not only by the epeeeh of the Nobte Marquis, but by the importance of the subject itself, to 'state his views and those of his Majesty's Ministers to the House. He did not wonder *thsiappeal of the Noble Lord, but he trusted .that that Noble Lai-ter:Mg give lim credit for-feelingwitslommon with every man in the House, for the unfortutialp Otte in which some of the manufacturing dig tsiOlsWere•pliced. 'No one could read the acconnte which were • : ree'eired without being appalled at the distress which prevailed, . :and'. experiencing ) * • deepest • regret as ,to .the 'puree of those seffeiings. With respell ',to the remedies to be supplied, the enhject deserved the most serious attention. If I'arliainent were to interfer,e, it would be the first instance, excepting the case of Ireland, in which public money should 'have been voted for relieving inch liiitressee. It - might be more advisable and effec tive to take.fulvatithge of .the existing system of the Poor*Laws, fee through it relief• might be edministered without coming di : .....ortlitY :9 14 of the. public purse. If mon e y wore voted in one ~,:inetture, he conjured their Lordships to con sider how often ep ,;Plititietis might be renewed, and how diflicult it would be to ,discriminate between the real and . apparent necessities of the ~ease, TheY would recollect that wawa . the agricultural interest . wits sufferiog deeply some years age, endeavours had been•inade ,to ,obtain relief in the manner nose propolsetf, but on coining .to the application of •. the principle, they had found them . selves compelled to abandon it. With respect to Ireland, the eircumstances of the case were widely different, Ireland had no system of Poor I.aws to resort to, and the state of the country allowed of the money raised being employed iu 'public works, ;roiule, anti /other objects, which were not wanted in the country.. • Before 'Parlienient should for tile first time draw a draft, on the public purse, Which if once begun-, no one could tell when, the „practice would end, it was proper 'that every other expedient sliottlol be tried. He could not but leak with much confidence .... to the voluntary exertions► of individuals in aid of the rates which were raised. : In, the case Of Ireland, the'innount of private con ! ,tributione,exceeiled 800,000/;: He expected and lipped, that a • similar effort'strould' now be•inade to Mford relief. This would be far more consistent with principle, and easy of execution. Relief . ; might, be administered by a hotly 1 ike „their Lordships, or by a ,Committee, 4,i.t., cupid ; not hy the'Ekecutir'e Government, without - :., greater objections than applied to any other'made. It was impos sible not to admit that the existing evils rendered a revision of our , situation with respect to r tlutyriet• of; food, even at this late pe riod of tita`Seggion aistolutely neeettettry t ,,,' He, had said early in • tats present year s , thet i thogh, hit fe the fte4itiity of an alteration id the Corn Laws, yet that the - net Wii ) i)eildd' when the tuhject could htdisenssed. r Indopepdently 4r.the ordinary ohjections to such a diat;u4lioii,' thOtirehgstances of the preeent onotnentfurr . . tileltek lidilifintutf ones: ;to ' Parliament taking into consideration • whit *head be the permanent system of the :Corn Lima. Pitt at the erne, time parliament ought not to separate without re. leasingthe bonded corn at a reaionable 'duty,. and throwing it into the general iitass . tif publie inniumption; or without investing in the King 'anti 'Council &power,. to !eat till aix .weeks after the Next meeting of Parliament; ,of admitting other, stipplies of fo-• reign grain cm payeaeut of a certain duty, as necessity might re quire. Such a power was one with which no Government would,wi•sh to he invested. Ile appealed to his own conduct to prove the truth of ,this atsiertion. - When the last Corn Rill bud been frapied, a clause to that effect bad been introduced, which fre • had ;Opposed, end which the Ilotete had rejected, on ti e ground that•Fuoy a ; power ought not to form a part of a general system of Jaw. • There were special circumstances in which ex wPtinns might be niatle,"anil the present was a case in which it was the duty of Parliament to make one. ' The Earl'of AttAtiMESIIIIIIY reminded their :Lordships of his having declared some time since that if his Majesty's Mini-. *hors came , fotwarokyL74l; a case of necessity in their hands, he would he ready to agree Ili the admission of bonded corn. With respect to the second parnof) the iniefOnlre which they now pro posed, he felt' unwilling to take tinint . himself the responsibility • ef a batty decinintkilar4,,WAt.,, reniteit time for consideration. All fit time 'lionise felt Ow plipAr t syMpatlif'for . the:suffering of the tainufactorers, but he lemented thatltlifiy shoals' have been -so deceived' i 4 lo'suppoao :that they owed their present state to -die - Corn ' Latin.' • understood, oli rho high authority of a Report, which he regretted was not before the House, the Ite pirt of Mr. Jacobs, (that supposinge•-dttty of ten shillitogs to be be imposed upon foreign corn, foreigt('Merobants anti' grosvers coal not import it to this country at a lovirr price titan 608. Now it Would be seen by the averages 'for the list three years that during that period the ;trice of corn in England had been .`below CiOs. anti the yeople had cotters the 'produce nt English far . mers cheaper than that of foreigners could be... The filet,was that the distress arose from the want of a demand from abroad. Ile would not attempt to reason with starvation, but' by destroying ruachiltery ai they were doing, the manufacturers prevented the • yoesibility of satisfying that demand if it should return. It was • eifest for them to look for a market to their own felloiv-suhjects. Of these the landholders pnrchased three-fifths of their produce ; irthey ruined the landholders, therefore, where, there seas now oti.o starving- manufseturer there wood he threm'l3y enemiraging the i hied interest in our own country, a stouotly;,fertain, and even th•apitopply of grain was securea, ; all the Aloraffee of the most five yes to 'would' prove.'. F.arl GROSVENOR approved of tlilt ruArsueirs I►rormse4 by:tis Majesty's Ministers. Ile wished to knoWlcitly v wligtheri in the ' first 'lnstance corn 'lwouloi be introducetl.atiqj,onde i tl, and afterwiicbs bi.ouglititini the iiiiirltet?' ... 7. , • ''.',1..., ~,.„,..,,,., " 1 •• , :j , ~, Thq Eatl of I,AUDEIIDAI , E Mill, that common Iptirdeiiii • "woald dictitte the propritity of ,ap tottutrutt ,tht.. tatigAs oi he Ini)sent eindress tit exCertain OlteOter ,peyavert produced. by the high price o corn, before that rbpirtinn Nras . proelaionoisl to ~ the y,lnhl as tha of their ' , Loydshiiss, xyll,ich t must be: the case if the prOposed measur e s were adopted - , Igh would , inquire further, Wherif , there was 0_ lilts rtbt te,..kstutrulo, were ithroad foir the pkoshice r of ours rnanufacttiriiir If Inc - we're rightly in formed ti 're was a delinand, but ,it Itts hempered by 'other 1: vie vs, pe . would al the titanuflctori l ers whe t her t e abtrm. ,created ¢y the. Ran •n g irneasurei *sire :itot!, , ,the cause of • • tha distrnsa ? And he would ask Tile Majesty's Ti u •• Nvle,:thei they ware not iistishetFwititilre4xisaing sufferings,; and wt o 'Alx they won id extCnd Ahei,"7ltlactp ht.' tit e„,;Agrleulttirists, the .-, only claui now' in a statc of prospatlty't lit c hneW oft no, noire • resis pocet:dilog ilitul at the: tilose , of ,s. Seesiett,,Flo,,there teas ~no ,opoirt,n;;Lk , for ,Intiulrt ,f' ; file olltdbasterst otte , th,i,o,crown to ....• moue tlow .1 v,:tli a ; irnOnrt. l, ;: i t irti , .tv, , erettte ,: as niticli olaton, and to . indict o AA treat, , , labourer's, as . they had folk:tea itit"fliPoitaithfaetitritig ones,,T,iii.: poyor whieli the Ministers closini4Ntrii 4 . 'Very• serious 0ut0,.. 1 041 if they persisted in demon:ling ti, - fie truSlted that they Would ecomnpany it with an ! obligation noon themselves to call Pasiits.- meta et a certain period, to consider tlits' situation of the coon , try, He had no objection , 0,.. the admiesien of the Bonded (*At lint as to the faculty of intreduelug foreien'wboat, accord. • ing to his ow judgment, be 11044 ,fbat ;the Noble Earl 'bad asked too reach' of the confidence of . : Parliainent, when the wire of grain had, in reality, no effect whatever on the ilistrtsses of the ...• country. , Earl llARDWlCKE.coincioled with the measures proposed by • - his llfujesty's Ministers. • ; ~ Tbe arl of LIVERPOOL agriteil ,that these E who ascribed the present distressers to the Corn Laws must ,ht;, blind to all that •• , had takenplaeflin the country during the last ten mouths. , But -- wfuttlit.r the Corn .Laws were right or wrong, he :illould never * l o4k fyolo thri dir;iftotion if the *object. -, lit?, had, already gated .. lki* opinion that surge alteration was necessary,. end sours of the alteniativee whleh it would be necessary to, adopt. IL' shoidd ' new repeat that cireutustances made the present moment must unfit to 'consider a permanent system of Corn Laws. The Noble Earl oriposits (letuderolale) said, that the existing dis , • • treesee did not prise , from a want of, dernand ;if ow, they would bet easily cured, and could not continue. If Mot wanted coats .• or shoes, : they,tnight put offhaving them, but they must have . , oheon iii, time. Bet if overtrading in ,one year haul led to over -- production, and a cessation of the demand .in the next left the warehouses ensounthertel with goods, distress must ensue. This was . .the presen t 't case, end was that any argument againet affording immediate roil of?, .As to the quisstion of the Noble Earl (Gros venor)f it won tl be bust answered When the, details of the mei nre eatoto to he discussed.: ,•4,yroseut lie wished only to cored d„ tilt ; general principle of atintuesion._ Ile 'lid pot see why the egrienlttiralist should he alarmed. Alt that was:veletted was , that Parliaonent should not *operate and have, the ceuntry exposed to * for:line pr iCe of: corn, . He did not, .say that the present Was a fl a iling price,,but it tnighr grow up to it.. The earetaa,t uff e ed err' thoi 4:44,Pt1y 11S us til7Catit , t l all (1 every thing were )40 altered Amer) ' 1 f .:, t 5, whoa he Cern Bill was patted, that -if it ought to be ad. boxed Itie;:tlie Prices at least must be altered.- That bOtoled corta should it it a tit io r 4 . 4,l,l F4 typintifitiee at a,ditty, IMO that thd Kiog 4. , c,„,,,ift s heffht he eirspoweted to admit filrthe'r supplies, aba at 1 4- were trot:things ettlo44•Pli (iiltol but to mauve tdarriti • 4 ' " ' A 1 • Ail t WirterA.• . ' • •40 };twit CUII-I.OllCe 111 I , -. . • ~. rite , r ,5 4 .,. ! ~f, )lAOIO , tlfiV,,impareti OM ivp tine ailloUot 1 import flOtV? , , . • •,, Of t. 42 prtiposco. , ~,, , , -- -'l, • ,-.1 , - , , , .. '•,.'she Ertel of LIKERPIIft , U 24. 116,-1,4).04 1 /I ‘ .4t "1y tat it T oua be twelve. slain, ~, . • ' •• • • - • . The Earl, of MA LMESIILIFIY would not pledge himself to sup . port that part gtila inr4surC, tilj he 84%Y What effect the proposal ' • Prn'iutect on tbo,agriFutitsralisis. • , • . Lard DAC.I,IE recommended a thermic of taxation Al the hest ..mane of relieving distress, and contended that it was impwsthle to some to any ether conclusion from the measures proposed by his Majesty's Ministers, than that they thought the present sufferings of the manufacturing districts arose.from the high price of prose *ions. Otherwise why propose these measures as remedies? He believed' that there was no cessation of demand ; and was indeed informed that many of the opulent masters had suspended work ing, net from want of Orders or ultimate means, but from that of immediate supplies from the state of the public credit. The mea sure lately adopted by Government with respect to the cur rency, although be concurred in their principle, were ill-timed, and had increased the mischief; and until public credit wait re. stored, distress could not be removed. Lord CALTIIORPE did not believe that the late deplorable events could he imputed to the refusal of Parliament to consider the system of the Corn Laws. He hailed with satisfaction the measures proposed, believing that the present distress was pro dueled by a temporary cessation of foreign demand, which was itself occasioned by our uo longer finding a market in those parts of the world which supplied us with grain, and which would still take our goods if we continued to take their corn: Earl GREY had been particularly desirous of leaving : the discussion to the hands of those who were most able to do jus tice to the subject. He could not, however, refrain from soli citing the attention of their Lortlehips fer a few minutes. He would not arrogate to himself a feeling of sympathy towards the distressed manufacturers superior to that of any other, for it was impossible to see the sufferings which every day re yodel', without a sickening of the heart. A part of our popu lation were literally dying of hunger, and the first duty of the House was to proffer them succour. It was said that this popu lation was deluded ; and it was but too true that its feelings. had been directed to the destruction of that property, front which it would ultimately suffer. That delusion was to be combated by argument--that violence to be restrained by the vigour ous use of authority, and the strength of the laws ; but whilst pilnishing excesses, Ministers had an imperious duty to, per form. They bad to relieve that distress which had occasioned those excesses, and they had to relieve it in a prompt and imme diate manner. And haying performed this duty, they had to in quire into the causes of the present state of the country in order to provide permanent remedies against the return of similar sufferings. Indeed both Houses of Parliament would be guilty of a dereliction of duty it' they did not exercise the power which they possessed, to enforce upon Ministers the necessity of continuing the Session until all due inquiries had been made. Parliament could, not be allowed to disperse itself s . ex it s wa i e r es, ;i ported to be on the eve of doing , at a time w hich woulekri*LlYA for declaring its a ttinge perinanilit. In a situation. wlwAy;f4tlll, violence were committed which were 'net itnnutedsto.tliesegeetum, or discontent, but to absolute famine ; when authority ; wea s eo et nought, and property destroyed, from' which•thersdeetroyerie would' have procured sthlstence ; itt a state of such date s ger the lege had furnished the King With power to convene Parlianient• et a short notice, and yet this was the time chosen for dismissing it; nay possibly for dissolving it 1 It was the duty of. the Ministers. to advise the Crown, and if they neglected that•sluty it was for the House to address the Throne net to allots Perliament to separate without having first .pro vide(' irmilediaterciio; and by investigation autl more extended legislation, having secured the country against a renewal of its present celarnitiese This opinion was confirmed by what had fallen from the Noble Earl opposite. Far from bailing with satisfaction the metieUres which had been announced, his alarm was increased by their proposal. The Noble Earl bad depre cated the idea that. the Corn Lives were the cause of the existing distresses. This was a subject' so likely to excite the passions, that it , . ought to be approached only with the deliberative wisdom of• the Legislature,. acting for. the corn. munity.at large, without ettempting to, force a particular on the House by Meanie . of an inflarnatory nature.—He woold auk the Noble Ea 4 whethersbe had abetairied•altogether frotn.ieflain-• elation? The Corn Leon Might - with revision, thouglilooking gt the'averages for , the heat three years the priecokornhad'evideutly nothing to do with theln4ierit 'but'thias il tinhject °mkt tea be treated with care and caution. It was not the pert °twiggy}, to denounce a system which bad not itetatedlfirejudiciallyste . ,thee country, and the greatoit evil of whicliwkruldi be; to 'be 'kept! in s ee state of itictuation. Never, therefore, was there a more inapreuleu;, or more ill-advised proceeding theft when his Itilisty'le'llltuieter s ej gain notice last tension of their ititentierite•altir - the Corn Lime., From this declarations of their had all the 'subsequent chimneys, arisen. They had taught the country •to look at .those laws ,as vicious—they were considered as having pledged themselves to alter them, and , much of the ertient•iliesetisfaction proceeded_ from their refusal to redeem that pledge. The' alteration in the currency was also another cause of caufueicei, because admitting, that foreign corn slieuld be admitted at a fixed duty, it was nes.. cessary to know in what currency' that duty was to be paid. A Government„ seriously attending to its own situation and to what was due to its own diameter, would have abstained from saying. any thing, till it had made up its mind to what ought to be done and the period at which it - Ought to be carried role effect. He therefore did not think • the Noble, Etta quite:is at less of having contributed to aggravate the existing tilistmtme. jf such had, „bean the result of his con.luot last •Seiliall Wee likely to be that of proposed ? It could ,lows u ,other effect r thin to cOrea:iik: alarm: It was !lunettes), as a measure of *hide - it Wu 'the- duty of.; kerlia meet to pass. How, was it • a ineaeure of relief lower s !beg the price of corn. Pill" it net' follriw. that Idinistere mist leo:udder ;lie Airieceif ,eprri es the cause, of the•distiess to lie re lieved? For if theligh had' 'fiething to do with that :distrees e why, introduce the ..meesure? Tay this very ace Ministers inereased . clamour and which they • wished to ..comiteritet. Vint would be the effect ose the asri cultural interest, ' when land-owners should seer the Noble Lord aggravating every evil, by proposing such a measure as a measure of relief ?, As to the other measure, it was im possible that it, 400(1 he adOpted without much discussion reed inquiry. The Noble Earl ; Staid, that it was not one of immediate, relief, but to 'previelf,'coni from reaching a fa nine price. What was the peculiar 'ileeessity of such a precaution at this moment,? What information had the Noble Earl acquired as to the nature of the, supply the; country ? Had he any reason to fear that corn would' reach a famine price, or rid he vid to increase alarm ,by proclaiming his own apprehensions, and to increase it in the oily, Wo of the population which still remaineellemed? Let Parliarne, t set tip work to probe the sub ject to its foundation, and to see the real cruises of the present die tees** esti dieptieses•Parlitiment at this period, and to do it a mans tier winch pUi"itut of the powerof the King to collect it imineeliatolyewouhl be on the part of his Majesty's hlieisters a high toistheneanintr. With rasped to the currency he wag one•of those• When epperaved of a metallic circulation ; but seeing what lisp pened Wheneeer that `desirable point was approached, he could not avoid expressing some doUbts es to the possibility of reaching it. When.lie haw the country stiffering still after ten y 'ars front the effectr of an ill-advised war, he fit that unlew its Govettimeet took the matter in hand, and proposed those general reforms ne= ceesary to restore it to a healthful state, distress would 'come and return in a worse form, tills convulsion of such a nature must ar.: 'rive, that although the country might recover hereafter, it would be sifter going through a degree of suffering fearful to con template. Lord CALTIIORPV. explained. Earl lIATIIURST stated, that the only growl on which the proposition of the Noble Marquis opposite rested, fir relieving that distrew which all lamented equally, was the certainty that the grant of money would open the doer to multiplied applications of the same nature, which would become serious burthens to the coun try. He regretted that the Nelils !t r ail sluiuld not have expressed sooner the objections whirls he t o ut to a change in the eurrency,wht there had been au many opportunities for doing so. Tie contended that his Noble Friend (the , Earl of Liieepeol) had attributed the existing distress to overtredings the °Vets:MOON; 'of the market, and the cessation of the demand, and Unita *he high price of corn ; and that he del not propose the present measures as measures of relief, but a4i intended to prevent the prig of cent 'freest rising and aggravating the evils of the' period, and'llirefore as measures of precaution. In the present state of 61110'4(0CE! of 80ibillings and :iron less, 'Would be a &mho price, and yet unless English corn rose to 80 'Mingle bowled cortewould siot•lie snowed to cow' into the market, so tilltt She whole, :cenietry•anight starve whilst it knew that the warehouses were,filled with grain, which euus perish WitiltAit being used ! Wll5 that the situation in which Noh,he Lords would wish the population of England to be placed ? Earl ItOSSLYN contendtel that tliesinet and measures of his Majesty's Ministers proved that they ceitifideisal the price of corn es the operating muse . of the 'present- ; distresses, and thus en- ' eouraged dues:Amour of the su ff ering. manufacturers against the . isooledisetertst, Tieultd of LIVERPOOL repeated' hie conviction that the Ittleeial . ddifi nothing'to' ild with the present distresses; and Statid - ;;Vbiehtlie;toteittertettivisich ho had enuoinitied were measure s net.ipt italiof. iie hxl, already elecleted,' that i• - •,,,"" 1 ": 7 5% •. %i Cideffelief.syptild be derived 'from the eu ' q . ,,, , ,itt!1";r91 4 " . subeceiptiene of the' country. The price ""1„ 1 %.;. r. 44ling fiir'stweral weeks, and though odeuear.tilTt na froinnt. Might'aPprooelt,it to a degree vl " *4°4 reedy n AV.VII "- rs: thit ' ,144-5414 evils, if, FeL41"31.61/11 like tliose proposed Were not taken. The Earl of LIMERICK contended; that wheat was far from a famine price, since it was only between 455. and 461. in-Ire land, and fils. in Engirind. Lord ELLENIIOROUGH observed, that hie Majesty's Mini- stern seemed to consider the present period as the very wont pos sible for considering the Corn Laws, and as the most favourable for altering those laws without considering them. lie wag con vinced that they were endeavouring to obtain 'surreptitiously, by availing themselves of the feeling excited by present circum stances, that which if conceded for a time, would soon be found to have become a permanent system. After a few' observations from the Earl of DARNLtY, the Petition was laid on the table. BANK NOTES, .; The Earl of SHAFTESBURY gatia,*nOtiee on the 'part of his Noble Friend (the Earl of LiVetpool) who had 'retired, that on Friday next he should move that:tbe* Amendments wade by the Commons to the Prethissory .Nbtes Bill be taken into consideration. • Mr. CiLAYTZR from the Treasury presented an accout of all foreign Grain and Flour now in Bond:—Laid on tilt table. Mr. Tuus3l.l from the Admiralty presented an account of the wly;.e expence of the Coast Blockade Service,—,,Laid. on the table.—Adjourned at EIGHT O'CLOCK. HOUSE OF COMMONS. DISTRESSES IN THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. Mr. CANNING ; I rise, Sir, to give notice of my intention to submit to the House, to-morrow, a measure fir some modi fication in the Corn. Laws, with reference to the existing die tresses in the Manufacturing Districts.—(Hear, hear.)--This ac counts received this morning of the sufferings of the people, in these districts, are such as must deeply affect every human heart, not altogether callous to the distresses of our fellow-cres tures. Whatever may be the expediency of interfering in this way for their relief upon general principles, there are some cases of ouch peculiar hardship, that they call for extraordinary messitres'for the immediate alleviation of the calamity, as far as that can potel ly be done by any regulations that can be adopted. The measure which. I intend to propose for the consideration of the - House, appears to me the best calculated to meet the existing evil, and the least objectionable in point of principle that can, at present, be devised.' In the neighbourhood of the places in which the distress is most severely felt—.-in the ports of Liver pool, Hull, and other sea-ports--there is a considerable quan tity of bon led Corn, which cannot, as the laiv at present . stands, be brought out for sale in this country. When the question respecting the Corn Laws was lately. brought be fore the ' Haase, Ministers oppesed the introduction of any lalteration into these 'bawd;,. in 'the full persuasion that the *resent was a most inconvenient time for any interference on :the part of the Legislature;. and in that persuasion they still 'continue; and even the'very existence of the present distress is, in itself, an argument for the propoeition that this is a very inconv aenient dine for interference with the general question. What I propose, then, to submit to: ,the House, is a measure somewhat similar to that which Was adopted last year, but under different circumstances ; a measure which may do good, and can do little or no injury to any , ' class of men. What I . propose is, that a law shauld be passel for enabling the Proprietors of Bond ed Cor ito bring their'Omin inks) the Market. The amount of Bonde 1 Wheat in the Ports is understood to be from 250,000 to 800;000 'quarters ; and the infusiOn of this quantity into the corn market may prove beneficial to the people, without any material injury' to the agricultural interests. But it is even something to do away with the ides and impression of people being reduced to such an extremity of distress with abundance of food locked up. in their vicinity. So far then we may, I think, fairly and safely go on, in affording such relief as lies in our power, to those on whoM the distresses of the present crisis press most heavily. But as we cannot, at this time, he sure of the state of the next harvest, I mean fur ther to propose, that in the Bill to be submitted to the House on this subject, a clause should be inserted to enable his Ma jesty in Council to open the ports for the admission of fo reign corn, either partially or generally, at the discretion of 'Government, during the recess of Parliament, in case such a measure should appear to be necessary or expedient.—(Hear, hear, hear.)—The House cannot but be aware, that under the existing pressure a measure of this kind may be just and proper, whatever difference of opinion may prevail as to the general principlesi. which 'ought to regulate the trade in Corn. With these principles the present measure will not interfere, as it is proposed merely with reference the particular crisis. When the bonded corn was suffered to be brought into the market last year, the proprietors had a claim, or a quasi claim, to have their corn released, because it had been imported with some doubt 'of misunderstanding as to the state of the law on the subject ; this is uot the case in the present year, fur the importers of corn were well aware of the state of the law, and imported the grain merely to take the chance of whatever events might occur. With respect to the opening of the ports, itthat shall be deemed expedient, I propose that the minor duty of 12 shillings per quarter should be imposed upon foreign grain imported into this country. I believe the, regular mode of proceeding will be, to move to-morrow, that the House go into a Committee on the Corn Act of 3d George IV. withe view to the introduction of the measure now in view; but I wish it to he distinctly understood, that I do not mean, to. pros ' rise any alteration in this' Act, beyond the two points which I have mentiOned......(klear,`ltesir !) Mr. TIERNEY raid, as the general proposition was to ,be dis cuoint4OeanorrOnrjto'Aveuld now inin'e r ll "'wets his gratification at .wlyat had Wien crow the Right Matt. letnnn.. • Mr. PIMPS had no doubt that alellit been said .by , the Right lionsiniable' (lend:arum would; hate,k; most., important. effect upon the mini tifactisting . intereetf of ; gle :g poun try, He had lately conversed TeapeCt3l4 4 oo l o4.9, who was a large importer of cotton, and an exporter 'Vita manufactured ar ticle, and he had stated to hint Oftr."' ig tulip) 'that the price of cotton lied been so 'Unnaturally liaised: itv Abu course of last year, as that no man was desirous of having a large stock on hand. With this opinion he had 'aped!' coincided, and he Was farther of opinion, that the price of cotton was too high to in duce the manufacturer to proceed. The same Gentleman also informed him (Mr. Philips), that his house was prepared to engage in extensive business if they 'could only obtain their returns. The state of the exchanges being unfavourable, pre sented a considerable difficulty in obtaining remittances without a loss ; but if grain could be imported, these remittances could more easily be made; and the' import of grain at low prices would be the means of procuring a market for our ninnufactures. It was highly important that the subject of the Corn Laws. should be discussed and ended; for he sincerely believed that nothing would prevent the recurrence of similar calamities to this present, so much as the admission for foreign corn under a proper duty. Mr. CANNING—Lest any mistake might be made as to what I lutte stated, and as several. Members are now in the House who might not have heard that statement before, I beg now to say, that my proposition did not et sill go to involve the dis .cutssion of the Corn Laws. AtitLfor . this reason, that those very circumstances which justified' the 'Critriernment in, proposing a partial measure of relief, would' tend to:unfit the country for the sober investigation of the general : gustation. of the Corn Laws. I now give no opinion on what has .been stated by the. Hon. Mein.: her (Mr. Philips), bnt I hope I shall in no degree be implicated in what he has urged upon the consideration of the House. I have only to express my wish that 'a temporary measure, intend ed to meet a partial pressure, may not lead to a general discussion on the question of the Corn Laws, Mr. PHILIPS perfectly so underetood the Right Hon. Gentle man ; hut he thought it important 'to' state the conversation which passed between him and a very Nvolt:infurved gentleman on this very important subject. Ile was Hilly persuaded, that the very fact of the importation of corn would, do snore good than the merely lowering it price. Mr. ELLICE agreed with the . Right Hon. Secretary, for he thought the best plan would be to give the corn ata reduced price, hut at the same time be wished 'to kiMw• whether his Majesty's Government intended 'to bring any othermeasure on thii suhjeet, Mr.'Secretary CANNING said he would not enter into a dis cussion on the subject at present.. Thus plies. proposed was not a permanent one. it was only to afford u . temporary relief, after which the grand question might be agitated without being inter fared with by the present measure. After .an observation from Mr. Wont:House; Mr, TIERNAT rose to order. Mr. Wountiouse explained. Mr. JAMES thought, that Ministers would do well to imitate the excellent example of his Majesty, and give pp_ a part of their large salaries to prevent their countrymen from story ing, or they ought to review,* eithosts , in order to ascertain what sums alight be saved, in order_ to rescue thoiiimthds of poor starving manufacturers from destruction. Ile thought it would hurl been voted for the nati ona l be far better to g i ve up th e suio sif 9,000/. which pictures. The. Pone lied lward of an' ma:Mice era poor woman who had stolen a, leg .ef mnttUn, huflipon :the owner of it w atc hi ng her home, he found glittNitt S 4t in its raw state to her family and cli4dFtwi.....,4na ieniiiienco:h4d Deterred of a poor woman who, after a, anyernaecimeliement, had setnairn4l twenty-four hours withatitloodurmurs.)--The Ihm. Member with some warmth, astyl 1 : ;81 had not' risen fOr the merriment of the House, he was gla4 be was not going to Sit in Parliament next Session, in fact be would not sit there if he were paid 1,0001, year.--(A laugh. )_.No Man deserVed the name of Englishman, if he did not feet for the 'distress - et of the country. Had this distress only been among the blacks, the House would never have heard enough of it.—(Hear, hear.)—He thought if the money expended on the printing of Petitions in favour of the Blacks, were sent down to theitAring Whites at Blackburn, it would be far better eniployed,...lrlt ;was no use when the people asked for bread, that bayonets, should be tendered them, and he hoped that some of the 'extraveganCiee of Parliament would be curtailed and sent down to relieve them. Mr. T. WILSON trusted that Ministers Would do something to relieve present dieitresi. . - • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that in in submitting any, proposition to ParliaMent, the thing which of all others Ministers deprecated. was; that what they felt them selves bound to do should have the slightest tendency to damp that generous ardour in the cause of humanity which had hither ' to - been, and he hoped would . always continue to be, the charac teristic of this countty,, and tbe: ready means of animating all classes of his Majesty's subjects to the performance of their public duties.—(Cheers.) • Mr. Secretary PEEL said, • that it was his painful duty to re ceive the details of the distresiies in the manufacturing districts, and his more painful duty, but one that be was determined to perform, to repress the disorders which had arisen from those dis tresses. While, however, he felt the necessity of acting with de nision, he could not help expressing his deep commiseration of the severe sufferings of the distressed part of the population ; and with few exceptions, his great admiration of the patience and forbear ance with Which those sufferings had been borne. The Right Honourable Gentleman concluded with expressing a hope, that a great deal would be done to-morrow for the relief of the distressed population in the manufacturing districts.—(llear, hear !) Mr. Secretary CANNING wished to confine the question before 'the House to a mere measure of temporary relief, and he hail nonOtion' of interfering with the great question of the Corn Laws. After a few words front Mr. RoezuTsotr, the motion was agreed to: yESTAIINSTER TRANSFER -BILL. The'Report ef,the Cotinnittee'ou the Westminster Transfer Bill Tutting been presented, Mr. TIERNEY•movod'• that ; . a clause should be added to the Bill, to the effect that a street should be Macadamised whenever two-thirds of the inhabitants were unanimous in requiring it. After a few words from Mr. H. SUMNER, Lord Lowrmaa, and Sir R. WiLsox,•the clause was read a first end second time,, and ordered to stand part of the Bill. • t The pill was then ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-mornow. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned, at Half-past Six o'Clock. PARLIAMENTARY PRO(' EEDING S. HOUSE OF CO:II.IIO,tii.—(THIS DAY.) WOTICES 01' MOTIONS. 1. Sir Dlattbew. , relAtitig to the conduct of Ma. gistrateit in'NeW - SnothAV ales. 2. Mr. Hume—Accounts of Monies expended in Repairs on 'Westminster Abbey, and other Papers. 3 Mr. 31artin (of (,alwity)--That a Select Committee be ap pointed. to inquire how far it may be practicable to citlinal to the brute creation the protection of Law, without divesting man of that controul over, and disposal of creatures. which a wise Providence entrusted to him for Hs use and benefit ; • but which trust, it must be inferred, in reference to the Di .vine Creator of all things, was to be exercised with " a due regard to reason, justice, and conscience. • 4: Mr. Iluskisson.....To move for a Return of the number of Ships built in the British Dominions between 1814 and 1025, both inclusive; distinguishing the number in each year, and the mount of their tonnage. • ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Silk Duties Bill—further consideration of Report. 2. Parish Apprentices Bill—Second reading. 3. Petty Sessions (Ireland)Bill—Further consideration of Re port. 4. Merchant Seamen Wages Bill—Committee. b. Corn Laws, Act [3 Geo. 4, c. 60)—Committee thereupon. 6. Yorkshire Election 11111—Xommittee. 7. East India Writers Hill—Third reading. 0. Customs Collection Bill—Third reading. 9. Freeholders in Districts BilL-Secon4l reading. N. Registration of Aliens Bill—Committee. 11. Debtor and CreditofArrangement Bill—Further considera tion of Report. 12. Westminster Improvement Transfer Bill—Third reading. 13.. Benefices (Ireland) Bill—Second reading. 14. Gardens and Hot-houies Bill—Committee. 15. Valuation of Ireland Bill—Further consideration of Report. 16. Shire Halls Bill—Third reading. 17. Yeomanry Corps Bill—Committee. 10. Crown Lands Sales Bill—Third reading. 19. Fisheries (Ireland) Bill—Report. 20. Trustees Entailed Estates bill—Third reading. . 21. Silk Duties Acts—Report thereupon. PRIVATE BlLLs.—(Second Readings) 1. Sekforde's Almshouses Estate. 2. Oriflin's tstate. 3. Lor.' Lismore's Divorce. 4. Johnston's Divorce. , . . _ ~ ~,,,,,J A T9T . ICE Giv EN YESTERDAY. , , ThUrsda , y , y 4. • 'fla • , •,. ~, ..., , Mr. 31auflteelVittierald— , Papera relating to the' Beranue, . ~ Ireland. , . . viticA*PS.4ll9P,K B 11 " .8.1.1. :muck 199 8 S per Cent. Reti, -mt ,.,.. 76: 3 per Cent. Conii77:7:Tiw 77 3,4 per Cent. ....a:ri,....- - r Ditto Red. 4 per I • entf IS yr 4 per Cent. Ship Hank,Long Ann. 18 9-18 7.111 indi4'SioeV Ditto Bond , .... . ... • 7 8 pm. S DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Small Sea Old Annuities New Ditto Ex.8i115111001.2t1.... 10 pm. Ditto 3001.2 d. Ditto Small 2d 9 10 pm. Ditto Advertised "Bank for Acct. India for Acct. 227 Cons. for Acct. 771214 • shit zs OF 'FOREIG;4 , Austrian Mt, per cent.... iltailliart lids SL 1 lluenos Ayrea 11f1, Cliihan MN, 11 per et Colombian Ildm Ott. 11124 14,161). )). cc. Greek Bits Ro. 18211 l4i Gpatimala Mexican NDS• AT ONE O ' CLOCK. Neap , ' i tan. 1824 Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Ponds Prussian. 6 per cent. Ditto New Russian s New. 5 p. c. Spanish 1821, 6 "/ Do. Is2f . . 111'2:1 4 French Rentes, 6 pi c. --f. —c. klxchange ... —l. —c. 3 p. c. —f.—c. Exchange ... 7 -f. --C• PRICES OF SHAKES AT ONE O'CLOCK. Per Share. General Mining Axanciation . . • Tlalputtahua Alining Company 4 United Mexican Mining Company . li Alliance , Fire and Lit, Assurance Company Protector Fire kitiUrtillee Company Canal, Oita ;Engine company • • i Equitable 1.101131 hank Colllll4lly . 1 New Cern - Exclutm,o +•••21 FORtION MAILS. AItIIIVHD. •I)uR Okternsey 414 ersey I I olland France - lIIGI-IWATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TONIORROW. Morning, 80 minutes after it I Evening 56 ininnteii ilia 11, Übt tut. LONDON, TUESDAY. EVENING, MAY 2, 1826. The proceedings of both Houses of Parliament last night possess an extraordinary degree of interest, and will be read with the highest satisfaction by all classes. His MAJESTY'S Ministers, with that considerate re gard for the general interests of the people, which they liftVe manifested on all occasions, and with the promptitude which characterises their administration of public affairs, entered boldly upon the discussion of the present diStresses of the manufacturing districts, au d announced their intention of submitting to Par• liament two important niealure., ; the one having for its object the reduction of the price of Bread in those Districts, by which the relief to be expected from the contributions now making would be rendered more effectual and extensive, and the other having for its object the protection' of the Country against any alarming increase of the price Of Corn during the period when Parliament might not be sitting. Lord L117E101061. lathe-1,44)er, and Mr. CANN 1144 in the Lower . House, spoke in the most feeling terms of the severity of the sufferings of the Manufacturers, but . _ deprecated . the idea of. extending,irehef to them by any direct , Phtliamentary:.-Grant, - , : S,ucli a rneasure :, would be dangerous as a. preceOpt, and would not meet the object so well as relief ,arising from contri butions distributed by a Committee ; but they ad mitted, that however proper the principle of .non-inter ference might be as a general rule, there were times, such as the present, when that rule might be justly dispensed with, and those means adopted which were best calculated to remedy existing calamity ; and, with that view, although His Majesty's Ministers still thought that the time was- not fitted to discuss the general policy df the Corn Laws, they.considered, that without prejudicing the 'question, the, quantity of warehoused Corn in the sea-port,tcAvms,amounting to 250,000 or 300,000 quarters, milit.be allowed to. be brought to market, on paying a duty - of 12s. a, bushel, for which - they would introduce 4 13i'd this evening• The introduction of this quantity could not hurt the agricultural interest, but it might do away with the feeling which prevailed—.—Df the pople starving in the midst of plenty. Tlio 1) tl ur measure they would ,propose was, that provision should. be made ,to invest -the Government with discretionary power to allow, either partially or generally, the importation of foreign corn, during the recess, if circumstances should arise , to render such a measure necessary., The manner itt, which these pro posed measures was ,received by all Members of the House does thern,the highest honour, and proves the disinterested feelings for the 'welfare of the whole com munity, which actuate the proceedings of both Housed of Parliament. It was, indeed, argued by some Members that*. measures would not afford any sensible relief to th manufacturers, as their distress arose not so much from the high price of bread, as the want of employment. This may be true, and therefore we think that the pro' posed measures are the best that could be adopted, because while their immediate tendency wi ll be t o re duce the price of food, their ultimate effect will be to increase the means of employment. The Corn taken out of . Bond • will be replaced by further quan tities, which will be paid for .by articles of o ur manufacture ; and , as, after the unequivocal Adznis -60119 of the Minister of the Crown, that the gene ral system of the .Corn : ~Laws is not applicable •to the present circumstances of the country,. which have the ellce niut anticipationSe so materiall y a p t eri eri 9 al d l of altered since their enac tment, no doubt can be entert a i ne d o f a n al tera tion of thei e laws at an ill im inediately comm tioni mid- orders will be given for m anufactures, the ". value of which will b e repa id by future importatio 9f corn of foreign growth : Under thesecirctonstancee p the we cannot , : but: congratulate the Coulitry. measures proposed to -- 'tit-adopted by big I‘ ll - sllwsi°n;speculation of such an ai Jiy Y's Government, and we: entertain;9th• 511t64, Anxious expectation, that while the ;4Oriations of His MAJEsrit, - and•the liberal contribil- Itiona which may fairly 'be caleulatik npon front the A , TeetinirvAieli 'is this day to bebeldi will alleviate th e extremity of distress experienced by the manufiibtorieg districts at itis raiment, the emplorrient, of thew ork" the men Wi 11, at no distant period , 'be renewed, and • . .- comfort - and. order before existing among those use classes of society be in a great measure re-establisbol' dire . are happy to _state. that no fresh instances of outrage appear to have occurred in the ma tlufacturi n g districts"; but, on the other hand,, that. symptoms ° C returning order have been manifesto& 'The generality of the poor people see the folly of their hostility to the machinery, -.by means of -which alone they ca" be permanently redeemed from their. present 'lacute O i f misery and want ; and the energetie-measures ► have been taken to put down: the disturbances, l'ai' c had their due effect upon the Minds of those Ilb ° wickedly excited others, or were thoUghtlessly lea Irl' themselves, to the ' c o m mission of lawless oath hos. l ates t .a ccounts 'which have reached us from ga nc ter and other parts of Lancashire, represent Inatt erS fl'aSsurtling rather more favourable appearances' • .. In the I-lOuse of COmmons'last-night, Mr. jO IEI is reported to haire made 'ivhat-apiiears-to us,' fithcr an 'extraordinary speech. lle cool wcnted. ° , 1 0 ) Ministers to give up a portion of their large , salai es bo the relief of the Lancashire 'sufferers. Notitiogicoi in worse taste than an appeal,,Of this' sert.' i ;t lre i e ' tk r ° no doubt, that his Majesty's Ministers , will ' cool' I° l - ; ward according to their ability—hut;' if they wore 0 , 1 ': to give the surphis,Of these large after par' e t' the unavoidable experiCcs of-their .station, we susP e that the amount would not 1.4 great. Indeed, if 0. are not much mistaken, tlic4o "Pe"ces not' only te slime their safari* but encitotfehlargely on the-Privi.afr. fortunes of most of His MtilisifS Minister. leis ES finding the,House impatlAln„at, soin e ° trOyuiti assured - them - that; be null'''. - never them with another ,specch.. He would n°t' wererat t inch a House, no, not , his Constituents or to pay hiin a thousand a year. Whether tw eive . t ••fifteembundretl a year tempt liiikl;h6'llas no w l' formed the wOrict;—but f a thotithan wiri therold c t ' ste restored of paying Members of Parliament , we 11°I. r